Three Illustrations Labeled "Cones" Show Three Different Types Of Cones
According to MUTCD document, cones can be typed into three types. Followingly, we will clarify the three types cones respectively.
The First Two Traffic Cone
The first two cones are labeled “Night and/or Freeway, High-Speed Roadway, (equal to or above 70 km/h (45 mph).” The first cone is shown as a flared tubular shape with a base wider than the tip. The dimension from the bottom of the base to the top of the cone is shown as “More than 900 mm (36 in).” The cone and its base are shown as orange in color. Three parallel horizontal white areas labeled as “Retroreflective Bands” are shown covering sections of the cone at three specific locations on the cone. The space between the two topmost white bands is shown as “100 to 150 mm (4 to 6 in.).”
The Second Cone
The second cone is shown as a flared tubular shape with a base much wider than the tip. The dimension from the bottom of the base to the top of the cone is shown as “700 mm (28 in) MIN.” The cone and its base are shown as orange in color. Two parallel horizontal white areas labeled as “Retroreflective Bands” are shown covering sections of the cone at two specific locations on the cone. The top of the topmost of the two white bands is shown as 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in) below the top of the cone. The height of the topmost white band is shown as “150 mm (6 in),” and the space between the two white bands is shown as “50 mm (2 in.).” The height of the lower white band is shown as “100 mm (4 in).”
The Third Cone
The third cone is labeled “Day and Low-Speed Roadway (less than or equal to 60 km/h (40 mph).” It is shown as a short flared tubular shape, with a base much wider than the tip and is shown as orange in color. The dimension from the bottom of the base to the top of the cone is shown as “450 mm (18 in) MIN.
